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CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
REGULAR MEETING - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2001
5:30 P.M., CITY HALL, ROOM 416, ONE DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE
(1)PUBLIC COMMENT: At this time, members of the public may address the Board on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board except agenda items. With respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the Board will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting with one exception. When the agenda item has already been reviewed in a public hearing at which members of the public were allowed to testify and the Board has closed the public hearing, your opportunity to address the Board must be exercised during the Public Comment portion of the calendar. Each member of the public may address the Board for up to three minutes. If it is demonstrated that comments by the public will exceed 15 minutes, the President may continue Public Comment to another time during the meeting.
(2)COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS & QUESTIONS.
(3)MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION AND OTHER CORRESPONDENCE:
ITEM A: 1021 Francisco Street. Letter from John Loughran, co-appellant, requesting rehearing of Appeal No.
01-118, heard August 22, 2001. Upon motion by Commissioner McInerney, the Board voted 5-0 to UPHOLD the subject permit issued to Lisa Giannone.
ITEM B: 1775 -1777 Yosemite & 1760 Armstrong Avenues. Letter from Kevin Greenquist, attorney for Permit Holder Les Silverman, requesting rehearing of Appeal No(s). 01-109/110/111/112, Wojak et al. vs. DBI, heard September 12, 2001. Upon motion by President Chin, the Board voted 1-4 (Vice President Saunders, Commissioners Cullum, McInerney & El Qadah dissented) to CONTINUE the matters to October 31, 2001, with the public hearing CLOSED. Three votes being necessary to continue a case, the motion FAILED. Afterwards, upon motion by Commissioner Cullum, the Board voted 4-1 (President Chin dissented) to REVOKE all four permits.
ITEM C: 3615 - 20th Street. Letter from Jeremy Paul, agent for Project Sponsor Nina Hatvany, requesting rehearing of Appeal No. 01-146, Hatvany vs. ZA, heard September 12, 2001. Upon motion by Commissioner Cullum, the Board voted 4-0 to RECUSE Commissioner McInerney. Afterwards, upon motion by President Chin, the Board voted 4-0-1 (Commissioner McInerney recused) to UPHOLD the Zoning Administrator’s request on CONDITION that the project sponsor obtain a "Certificate of Appropriateness" from the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board, and Conditional Use (CU) authorization from the Planning Commission if required to do so by the Zoning Administrator.
ITEM D: 957-959 Alabama Street. Letter from Javier Solorzano, agent for variance applicant Lourdes Sainez, requesting that the Board take jurisdiction over Variance Decision No. 2001.0516V.
Date Decision Issued: August 7, 2001
Last Day to Appeal: August 17, 2001
Jurisdiction Request Received: September 28, 2001
(4)APPEAL NO. 01-042
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R.A.M. DEVELOPMENT, INC., Appellant
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent
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[696 Pennsylvania Street.
[Notice of Violation issued February 1, 2001 [of [Planning Code Sections 102.2, 102.13, 227(p) [and of two Notices of Special Restriction for the [property approved for use as live/work and [alleged to have been converted to office use; [the Planning Department requests that the [violations be eliminated and documentation [provided that the violations have been abated [within 15 days of the Notice of Violation letter.
[HEARING HELD MAY 9, 2001.
[BOARD OVERRULED THE SUBJECT [NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NO REQUEST FOR [REHEARING WITHIN 10-DAYS OF [DECISION). REQUESTS TO SET ASIDE [RULES AND GRANT REHEARING [CONSIDERED AUGUST 1, 2001, AND [DENIED. WRIT FILD BY CITY ATTORNEY.
[DISCUSSION AND ACTION TO IMPLEMENT [A PROPOSAL BY THE PARTIES TO SETTLE [LITIGATION (SUPERIOR COURT NO. [323740). PURSUANT TO A JOINT REQUEST [OF WRIT PETITIONERS CITY & COUNTY OF [SANFRANCISCO AND ZONING [ADMINISTRATOR AND REAL PARTY IN [INTEREST R.A.M. DEVELOPMENT, INC., [THE BOARD HAS AGREED TO VACATE [AND SET ASIDE ITS DECISION ON [CONDITION THAT R.A.M. DEVELOPMENT, [INC., WITHDRAWS ITS APPEAL, THE [ZONING ADMINISTRATOR WITHDRAWS HIS [NOTICE OF VIOLATION OF THE PLANNING [CODE, AND PETITIONERS DISMISS THEIR [PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDATE.
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(5)APPEAL NO. 01-116
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ZHENG HAI PING, Appellant
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent
PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL
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[1835 - 47th Avenue.
[Protesting issuance on June 28, 2001, to [Val Khomchenko, Permit to Alter a Building [(legalize bathroom, remove illegal kitchen in [illegal unit and replace it with storage space)
[APPLICATION NO. 2001/06/28/2618)
[PUBLIC HEARING HELD AUGUST 22, [2001.
[FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY.
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(6)APPEAL NO. V01-135
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GRAHAM SCHNEIDER, Appellant
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent
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[740 Church Street.
[Appealing denial on August 9, 2001, of a Lot [Size Variance (subdivide existing 6,355sf lot [and create a new lot that is 1,752.75sf with [the remaining corner lot being 4,602.25sf, [with the existing building remaining on the [corner lot).
[FOR HEARING TODAY.
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Items (7A) & (7B) Shall Be Heard Together:
(7A)APPEAL NO. 01-136
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REBEKAH JACKSON, Appellant
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent
PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
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[1728-1732 Clement Street.
[Protesting issuance on August 1, 2001, to [Alex Liverant, Permit to Demolish a Building [(Two-story, three-unit building with 1600sf of [ground floor area).
[APPLICATION NO. 2000/09/25/1491.
[FOR HEARING TODAY.
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(7B)APPEAL NO. 01-137
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REBEKAH JACKSON, Appellant
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent
PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
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[1728-1732 Clement Street.
[Protesting issuance on August 1, 2001, to [Alex Liverant, Site Permit to Erect a Building [(Four-story, three-unit condominium building [with 1500sf of ground floor area).
[APPLICATION NO.2000/09/25/1496S.
[FOR HEARING TODAY.
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(8)APPEAL NO. 01-138
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2836 WASHINGTON STREET, LLC, Appellant
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent
PLANNING DEPARTMENT DISAPPROVAL
Section 14 Principal(s): None.
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[2836 Washington Street.
[Appealing denial on August 16, 2001, of [Site Permit to Alter a Building (revise plans [under Building Permit Application No. [9903501 in order to retain pre-existing walls [to serve as a parapet for the roof).
[APPLICATION NO. 2001/05/11/8354S.
[FOR HEARING TODAY.
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(9)APPEAL NO. 01-139
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SHELLEY SCHOLNICK & JACK WELCH, Appellants
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent
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[530 - 41st Avenue.
[Protesting issuance on August 16, 2001, to [Arkady Kitover, Permit to Alter a Building [(remove illegal separate unit, remove all [manifestations of separate tenancy including [stove, and restore lower level rooms to prior [legal use as accessory rooms to single [family residence).
[APPLICATION NO. 2001/08/16/6274.
[FOR HEARING TODAY.
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(10)APPEAL NO. 01-140
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JODI DAPRANO, Appellant
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent
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[927-933 Greenwich Street.
[Appealing a Notice of Violation dated August [8, 2001, alleging that a commercial use [exists on the ground floor of the subject [property, which is located in an RM-1 zoning [district, in violation of Planning Code Section [209.8, and that historical records show a [pre-existing Non-Conforming Commercial [Use dating back to 1919 that was [abandoned in 1960.
[FOR HEARING TODAY.
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(11)APPEAL NO. 01-143
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ALLAN & ANNE LERCH, BARRY & MARIE LIPMAN,
Appellants
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent
PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL
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[33 Walnut Street.
[Protesting issuance on August 10, 2001, to [Carol Smith and Jack Russo, Site Permit to [Alter a Building (demolition of existing rear [deck and wall on first/second floors to [provide for new rear two-story addition, [interior remodeling of kitchen, addition of [powder room on second floor).
[APPLICATION NO. 2000/05/01/8654S.
[FOR HEARING TODAY.
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ADJOURNMENT.
Note: Each item on this agenda may include the following documents:
1. Appellant’s statement and rebuttal brief.
2. Permit holder’s response and rebuttal brief.
3. Department decision, permit, determination or resolution.
4. Public correspondence.
These items are available for review at the Board’s office, 1660 Mission Street, Room 3036, front counter.
Date posted: October 4, 2001
